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Charleston sweeps MEC men’s and women’s golf championships

University of Charleston swept the Mountain East Conference golf championships, with Pau Sanchez winning the men’s individual title and Mari Filippa Larsen edging teammate Lucia Martin in a playoff as the women’s team claimed the crown.

Men

DANIELS, W.Va. — Pau Sanchez played Wednesday’s final round of the 2025 Mountain East Conference Men’s Golf Championship at 3-under par to help the University of Charleston stave off a threat from Glenville State and sweep the individual and team titles.

Sanchez put together his best round of the three-day event when he needed it most, firing off five birdies and a pair of bogeys for a third round 69. Sanchez, a senior from Spain, held off Point Park freshman Milo Thim by two strokes to earn medalist honors. Sanchez and Thim were the only men’s golfers under par after the 54-hole event on the Cobb Course at the Resort at Glade Springs. Sanchez, Thim, Glenville State’s Daiki Aiura, Wheeling’s Zak Collins, and Fairmont State’s Caleb Young were recognized on the MEC’s all-tournament team by virtue of a top-five finish.

Thim was tied for the lead after Monday’s Round 1, but played the final round at even par with a trio of offsetting birdies and bogeys. Aiura and Collins also played Wednesday’s round at even par and each moved up one spot on the leaderboard, while Young surged three spots thanks to a final-round 70 (2 under par).

Charleston captured the team title for the second consecutive season. In addition to Sanchez, freshman Noah Dever finished eighth and junior Joan Panisello tied for 11th. Glenville State entered Wednesday’s final round with a two-shot advantage on the defending champions, but UC finished +3 on Wednesday while the Pioneers were +8.

Women

DANIELS, W.Va. — A trio of University of Charleston student-athletes topped the leaderboard at the 2025 Mountain East Conference Women’s Golf Championship, propelling the Golden Eagles to the team title on Wednesday on the Cobb Course at the Resort at Glade Springs.

UC teammates Mari Filippa Larsen and Lucia Martin each finished the 54-hole event at +16, forcing a playoff that Larsen won on the second hole to earn medalist honors. Larsen entered Wednesday’s third and final round on the par-72 course with a six-shot lead that Martin erased to force the two-person playoff. Their teammate, Gabrielle Harrison, finished third to give the Golden Eagles the top three finishes and the team championship.

Larsen, Martin, and Harrison earned all-tournament honors, as well as Glenville State teammates Moa Lindgren (fourth) and Elaina Seeley (tied for fifth), and Wheeling’s Ella Keffer (tied for fifth). Martin’s four-over-par final round was the best performance during the final round of competition.

Charleston recorded the best team score in all three rounds this week, beating defending champion Glenville State by 32 strokes overall. The Golden Eagles opened most of that gap during Tuesday’s second round, finishing 20 shots better than the Pioneers. Among the six teams who made the cut for Wednesday’s final round, Fairmont State finished third, followed by Concord, Davis & Elkins, and Wheeling.

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